This session is designed for research support staff across the university who work with faculty members to prepare large-scale applications for external funding. Others are welcome to attend.

Session 1 – Getting Started will take place on August 21, 2012 from 10am-12pm in Room 510, 91��ɫ Research Tower.

Topics to be addressed include:

• ��Supports most critical to researchers
• 2-stage application processes
• Selecting the right funding opportunity
• Team building – project team and support team
• Project chartering
• Internal review and submission processes
• Common challenges and strategies for success

Session 2 - Communicating Project Goals and Objectives will take place on August 22, 2012 from 10am-12pm in Room 510, 91��ɫ Research Tower.

��Topics to be addressed include:��

• Project summary writing for large-scale applications
• KMb strategies and writing formats
• Writing about outcomes/outputs/deliverables
• Balancing partner/stakeholder interests
• Effective communication of feedback to researchers
• Common challenges and strategies for success

Session 3 – Budgeting for Large-scale Projects will take place on August 23, 2012 from 10am-12pm in Room 510, 91��ɫ Research Tower.

��Topics to be addressed include:��

• Budgeting for large scale research applications
• Matching funds
• Overhead
• Institutional support packages
• Common challenges and strategies for success

��A Certificate of Completion will be offered to those who attend all three sessions.

��Please register by no later than 16 August 2012 at:

For more information, please contact Sarah Whitaker, Sr. Research Officer, Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation at sarahw@yorku.ca.��

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“Building on the foundation of the University’s new ORU policy approved this spring in Senate, this external review will help provide guidance on how to best move forward and strategically position the University’s Organized Research Units for long-range success,” said Robert Haché, vice-president research and innovation. “Our goal is to build on national and international best practices to provide the best environment and supports possible to our research centres and institutes, as we work towards the continued growth and development of the University’s vibrant interdisciplinary research culture.”

Robert Haché

Recognizing the contribution that ORUs make towards building the University’s national and international reputation for leadership in research, reviewers were asked to address high level questions and provide recommendations for enhancements that would optimally position them for success.

External reviewers on this initiative included: Yvonne Lefebvre, vice-president research at Providence Healthcare and associate dean research in Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Wayne McCready, director of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities at the University of Calgary, and George Pavlich, professor of law and sociology and associate vice-president research at the University of Alberta.

They conducted a site visit at 91��ɫ on June 19 and 20 and met with members of the 91��ɫ research community, including directors, faculty members, students and staff from the ORUs to solicit feedback and discuss the structure of the ORUs, the mechanisms that make them effective and identify areas for continuous improvement.

The external review committee is expected to provide comprehensive high-level recommendations in a report to be submitted by the end of the summer, which will be made available to the 91��ɫ community.

To view bios of the members of the external review committee, click here.

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The��roundtable provided a forum for participants to discuss technological advancements, research partnerships and community collaborations for the benefit of improving health care delivery for citizens.

From left, Altaf Stationwala, president��& CEO of 91��ɫ Central Hospital, Ken Ono, vice-president analytics of NexJ Systems Inc., Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, Harvey Skinner, dean, Faculty of Health, Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation at 91��ɫ��University

“The 91��ɫ Leadership Roundtable provided an opportunity to facilitate and create mutually productive relationships with businesses, industry, social service organizations and the municipal and regional leadership of 91��ɫ Region,” said Robert Haché, 91��ɫ vice-president research & innovation. “During the session, our keynote speakers provided a great snapshot of new innovations in the health services sector and the exciting opportunities to foster collaborative research partnerships for continued growth and development.”

Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua welcomed all participants to the event and highlighted the importance of forming collaborative networks to improve health care delivery in the region.

“The 91��ɫ Roundtable was a great initiative to better comprehend and seek solutions to the challenges we face in health care. The thoughtful analysis of the changing dynamics of our system provided much value added to the understanding of what is required to bring about much needed reform," said Bevilacqua.

"Through effective dialogue and collaboration we can find the path that will bring us closer to the answers needed to build an effective, efficient and caring user-friendly health care system. The discussion about the use of technology as an enabler for positive change was a reminder of the incredible opportunities we must seize to move forward and innovate towards the creation of a modern and avant-garde system,” said Bevilacqua.

Speakers at the event included��Harvey Skinner, dean of��91��ɫ's Faculty of Health;��Ken Ono, vice-president of NexJ Systems Inc.; and Altaf Stationwala, president��& CEO of 91��ɫ Central Hospital.

Skinner discussed how a new approach to the management of health care is setting the stage for industry partnerships, creating efficiencies within the delivery of health care and driving new models for teaching and educating the health care professionals of tomorrow.�� He presented a new integrated eHealth solution and software development project aimed at enabling patients to monitor their health and wellness, diet and exercise program on a daily basis with the support of a health coach.

The program will help to promote a health active lifestyle, explained Skinner, and will��enable health care providers and patients to work collaboratively to improve a patient’s health, minimize dependency on an already heavily-taxed health care system. He ��and can lead to job creation for a new Health Coach profession – an individual who will monitor the health and wellness of patients and help them change behaviourthrough the technology.

Ono��offered an industry perspective on innovating in the health care sector. He addressed��some of the opportunities and surmountable challenges of working with universities to spearhead commercialization vehicles.

Sharing his experiences working collaboratively with 91��ɫ researchers,����Stationwala presented��his perspective on the research agenda that will help to deliver a sustainable health system at 91��ɫ Central Hospital and the Region of 91��ɫ.

During a lively question and answer period, the group of��more than��40 senior executives and community leaders discussed the continuing importance of investing in research and development,��strategies for addressing the innovation needs of businesses and the health care sector, and the role of universities in fostering economic strength in their surrounding cities.

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VPRI will be advised in the consultation process by a Strategic Research Plan��Advisory Committee comprised of individuals from the University and community, whose membership will be announced shortly.��The goal is to engage the community in a discussion of��goals and values to provide shape to��a��strategic research plan��that will set the vision for the continuing development of research at 91��ɫ for the next several years. The expectation is to provide the community with a draft of the plan before the end of 2012, with��a final version going to Senate for approval in spring 2013.

“The establishment of a new strategic research plan will help to advance research intensification broadly at 91��ɫ and identify areas of opportunity for growth and development,” said��Robert Haché (left), vice-president research & innovation. “The plan will help to foster the support of research excellence across the University while providing a strategic framework for driving our research reputation forward in areas of opportunity.”

In order to create a document with the broadest possible support, VPRI��is inviting��all members of the 91��ɫ community to contribute to the development of the strategic research plan by sharing their points of view throughout the consultation and development process.�� The��University community is invited to participate in workshops, focus groups, town hall meetings and other events being organized or through��an online form that is available .

Through an extensive process of broadly-based consultations, VPRI will arrive at a plan that sets well-defined goals within an aspirational vision that is strongly supported by the University academic community, as represented by Senate.

The goals of the strategic research plan��consultation process are:

• To engage in a collaborative, University-building exercise that articulates a clear valuation and appreciation of research at 91��ɫ��and its integration into all aspects of the��fabric of the University;
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• To build a strong, broadly accepted aspirational vision��for��the development of research based on a comprehensive consultation process with the University community and external stakeholders;
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• To appropriately identify and articulate areas of opportunity in the strategic development of research across the institution.

Haché, in collaboration with the Strategic Research Plan��Advisory Committee, invites all members of the��community to be an engaged part of a comprehensive consultation process that will help 91��ɫ continue to move forward in research excellence and scholarship.

For more information,��click .

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TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design, is a series of not-for-profit conferences that started in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for employees of tech companies to share their ideas and innovations with their contemporaries.

Featuring two official annual conferences, dozens of global TED events and more than 1,000 independently organized TEDx events, TED is a worldwide movement that brings together the “world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers”. Each TED presenter is challenged to give the “talk of their lives”.��Previous TED alumni include former US vice-president and current environmental activist , futurist and author and British celebrity chef and food activist .

The mission of TED is simple: spread great ideas. In its second year, TEDx91��ɫU is featuring talks by members of the 91��ɫ community centred on the various ways in which their passions have impacted the world around them.

Driven by a committee comprised of current students, alumni and staff members, this year’s event will be hosted at Theatre Glendon. Key presenters at TEDx91��ɫU are 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, Vice-President Academic��& Provost Patrick Monahan, Toronto city councillor Mike Layton (MES ’06) and 91��ɫ��communiations & culture Professor Barbara Crow.

TEDx91��ɫU is supported by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, the Division of Students, 91��ɫ Alumni, Student Community & Leadership Development and Glendon College.

until 11:59am on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Satellite locations for remote viewing will be available on the Keele and Glendon campuses on March 10. A live webcast will also be available for people who want to watch from off campus locations.

For more information, visit the website, see its or search posts on Twitter using .

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The Research Open House will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, ��from 1 - 3 p.m., on the 5th Floor of the 91��ɫ Research Tower.���� Remarks at 2:30 p.m.

Staff��from��the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, the Office of Research Services, the Office of Research Ethics, Research Accounting, Procurement Services, Innovation 91��ɫ��and the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be on hand to answer questions related to research services.

Please RSVP by October 5th, 2011 at .

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The announcement of Haché's appointment was made yesterday by 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. “I am thrilled that Dr. Haché is coming to 91��ɫ,” said��Shoukri. “Dr. Haché's ideas, experience and skills will enable us to continue to enhance our increasingly strong research profile, and expand into one of Canada’s leading interdisciplinary research and teaching universities.”

Right: Robert Haché

Hach�is currently the��associate vice-president research at the , where he has played a key role in advancing strategic research priorities. He has also held appointments in the university's Department of Cell Biology��and Anatomy in the Faculty of Medicine, and in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science, where he maintained an active research program. Previously, he spent��18 years at the University of Ottawa, the last��12 in a series of research leadership positions that ended with a term as vice-dean, research for the Faculty of Medicine.

“I am delighted to be coming to 91��ɫ at what is sure to be a promising time in its history,” said Haché. “I look forward to working with faculty and researchers to further the development of its rapidly growing and internationally-recognized research enterprise.”

A��molecular��and cellular biologist and biochemist, Haché has made important contributions to the understanding of how steroid hormone signaling takes place in cells and how cells respond to DNA damaging agents. He has chaired and been a member of a number of boards and advisory committees associated with research development and research management. Haché received his BSc in biochemistry from McGill University and his PhD in biochemistry from Queen's University.

Haché has been the recipient of many research grants and awards, including from the (CIHR), the , the (NCIC), The Inc., and the (NSERC). He is the author of more than 130 scientific articles and abstracts and has delivered many distinguished invited presentations on various aspects of his research.

“I would like to thank Stan Shapson for his outstanding leadership and friendship,” Shoukri said of 91��ɫ's outgoing vice-president research & innovation. “During his time at 91��ɫ, Stan was instrumental in advancing 91��ɫ’s research and innovation mandate, as well as raising the University’s profile externally. Among his many contributions, Stan helped to oversee the launch of the Markham Convergence Centre, an important research initiative in the provincial government’s ONE Network.”

Added Shoukri: “I am grateful to Stan for all that he has achieved over the years at 91��ɫ, and wish him well in all of his future endeavours.”

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The (YRDSB) has awarded Murphy,��director of 91��ɫ’s (ABEL) on applied research program in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, an Outstanding Service Award.

Under Murphy’s leadership, ABEL’s team has worked with teachers in��more over 100 YRDSB schools to help them better understand and integrate technology’s research impacts into their curriculum. Any teacher in 91��ɫ Region’s public district can become part of ABEL; the program is also active in the Toronto, Simcoe County and Upper Grand District School Boards.

Right: Janet Murphy

“We work with teachers from kindergarten to Grade 12 across disciplines to help them ��to best use technology to support their curriculum goals in the classroom,” said Murphy, who received her award on April 25 at the YRDSB’s annual Awards Evening.

This support includes extending the reach of university research and expertise into high school classrooms.��For example, , an interactive learning event led by the Faculty of Science��& Engineering in May, was made accessible to schools across 91��ɫ Region through the ABEL program. Through the effective use of video conferencing, collaborative technologies and streamed on-demand video, the ABEL platform distributed the event’s science content, making it available for classroom use.

ABEL also provides technical support and facilitation to support and enhance YRDSB teachers’ professional learning through a blended learning program. Leveraging interactive technologies, ABEL delivers professional learning to the classroom or school in a variety of online formats, including real-time and/or asynchronous transmission.

“The advantage to ABEL’s approach is that it allows teachers to engage in their individual learning at a time and place convenient to them, apply their learning and then re-visit the archived session as needed. This collaborative approach allows participants to gain feedback from the group about what worked and what didn’t, and continuously improve their practice,” says Murphy. “For example, 91��ɫ’s Faculty of Education recently ran a session on teaching mathematics that was streamed live and archived to ensure teachers wanting the latest numeracy pedagogy had flexible ways to access the material.”

Outstanding Service Awards reflect the YRDSB’s commitment to quality, service and teamwork. The recipients��– who may include individuals, teams or departments��– provide extraordinary service that has had a positive impact on the school board’s efforts to achieve its mission and goals.

Typically, those recognized have introduced positive change, significant and permanent improvements to the organization, and/or positively influenced individuals or teams around them to make great contributions.

“Janet received the Outstanding Service Award for her ongoing leadership, vision and commitment to mobilizing new knowledge for 21st-century system change,” said John Steh, manager of Leadership Development, YRDSB. “Her team’s approach has led to new organizational structures and system change, and is an excellent example of social innovation initiated by the District’s participation in the ABEL program.”

”Janet’s recognition reflects her strong leadership and the success of��the entire ABEL team. ABEL’s niche is staying ahead of the technology curve in making 91��ɫ’s research in ICT, pedagogy and digital media accessible to the education community from kindergarten through to Grade 12,” said Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation. “Through the partnership with ABEL, the YRDSB has continually demonstrated their commitment to seeking out best pedagogical practices while ensuring teachers have access to the latest professional development. For 91��ɫ, ABEL provides an institutional platform to move the latest research out to schools while helping to attract the best high school students to programs.”

About the ABEL Program at 91��ɫ

Launched with funding support from , Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network, to a consortium led by Shapson, ABEL has nearly 10 years of experience helping teachers to make better use of technology. Through public and private sector partnerships and networks, ABEL has gained national recognition as a research-based authority and leader on the effective use of existing and emerging information communication technologies (ICT) within new models of teaching, learning, training and collaboration.

ABEL’s combination of networks, partnerships and research focus drive institutional transformation and create new opportunities:

• Facilitates community outreach for researchers interested in working with public school boards.
• Demonstrates the value of inter-institutional and jurisdictional collaboration by providing research and outreach platforms.
• Leads the effective use of technology in teaching, training and learning environments.
• Provides a platform for applied research, along with expertise into the effective use of interactive and collaborative technologies.

ABEL’s partners include the , the Ministry of Education’s , the (including��more than��10 school boards), , the , the , the , the and many others.

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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Registration is now open for Connected Community Learning: The Next Decade taking place Aug. 22 to 24 on 91��ɫ's Keele campus.

Over the past decade the Internet has affected society in many ways, including��democratizing access to information, creating opportunities for individual voices to be heard, sharing ideas and knowledge, allowing instantaneous responses to questions, creating social networks that expand knowing and doing, developing new regulations and policies for information access, copyright and use, digital citizenship – and the list continues. ASI 2011 asks what will the next 10 years bring?

Conference delegates��will investigate this question and the power of a connected community to effectively use technology for teaching and learning. This two-and-a-half-day professional learning event features speakers and information sessions.

Keynote speaker�� will open ASI 2011, delivering a speech titled “The Flat World has Swung Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education”. Bonk is professor of Instructional Systems Technology at and president of .

Left: Curt Bonk

Bonk received the CyberStar Award from the Indiana Information Technology Association, the Most Outstanding Achievement Award from the US Distance Learning Association, and the Most Innovative Teaching in a Distance Education Program Award from the State of Indiana. A well-known authority on emerging technologies for learning, Bonk reflects on his speaking experiences around the world in his popular blog, .��He has coauthored several��technology books, including (2009), (2008), (2006) and Electronic Collaborators (1998).

On Aug. 23, Dean Shareski, a digital learning consultant for��the Prairie South School Division in Saskatchewan, will be the spotlight speaker. Shareski works with teachers and students in understanding the power of��"Read/Write Web" and is a strong advocate of design and storytelling and the power of sharing.

Right: Dean Shareski

Shareski has presented and led many workshops locally, nationally and internationally.�� He's been modeling much of this on his own blog () for more than six years.��The site is consistently ranked among the top 100 educational blogs. He also is an adjunct professor at the University of Regina, where he's developed innovative instructional practices for pre-service teachers.

To close ASI 2011 on Aug. 24, Norm Vaughan will discuss “Student Engagement and Web 2.0 in Blended Learning”. An educator and researcher with interests in blended learning, faculty development and��kindergarten to Grade 12 schooling, Vaughan is an��associate professor��in the Department of Education, Faculty of Teaching & Learning at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta.

Left:�� Norm Vaughan

Vaughan recently co-authored the book Blended Learning in Higher Education (2008) and has published a series of articles on blended learning and faculty development.��Vaughn is the co-founder of the Blended Online Design Network (BOLD), a member of the Community of Inquiry Research Group, the associate dditor of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. He serves on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Excellence in e-Learning, Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, the Journal on Centres for Teaching & Learning, the Learning Communities Journal and the Journal of Information Fluency.

The ABEL Summer Institute is intended as both a guided and self-directed exploration of technologies as educational tools with learning engagement and knowledge building potential for all.

For more information on ASI 2011, including the agenda, click . Register early to avoid disappointment. To register online,��click .

ABEL is a unit within the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation. For more information about its event and programming,��visit the website.

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